Queen Latifah can’t save “The Equalizer” herself.
The actress, 55, admitted in a brand new interview with Us Weekly that she has no say in the way forward for her CBS drama collection that was canceled by CBS after 5 seasons earlier this month.
“It is a little out of my hands in terms of what happens with it from this point forward,” Latifah stated.
“But I do appreciate what we were able to do and we made some good TV,” she added.
Latifah, who was each the lead star and an govt producer on the present, admitted that she’s nonetheless “processing” the cancellation.
“It occurred to me that it has been such a big part of my life for the last — more than — five years actually,” she defined. “I’m thankful. I’m very grateful. I’m in a very grateful place. I’m grateful to the fans of the show for sticking with it.”
“I appreciate CBS putting us on and my producing partners and the wonderful cast I got to work with,” Latifah continued. “They became my family. There is also this wonderful crew, writers, showrunners and everybody was involved in it. And really the fans who rocked with us.”
“The Equalizer” was a reboot of the 1985 collection of the identical identify starring Edward Woodward.
The present additionally starred Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes and Lorraine Toussaint. It was nominated for a number of awards, together with BET, the NAACP Picture Awards, Folks’s Alternative and Critics’ Alternative.
The primary episode aired after the 2021 Tremendous Bowl and scored greater than 20 million stay viewers, however the scores declined over time.
When the prime-time thriller wasn’t renewed alongside different CBS exhibits in February, Deadline reported Latifah “agreed to concessions” to assist the present’s possibilities at getting renewed for a 13-episode sixth and last season.
However CBS finally canceled the collection on Might 2, simply two days earlier than the Season 5 finale aired, as a consequence of funds.
The community additionally shafted a deliberate spinoff starring Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz.
Latifah launched a press release on Instagram after her collection was canceled and stated her “kick-ass role” as Robyn McCall “was everything I hope it would be.”
“‘The Equalizer’ blew past every dream we had for it, and having the opportunity to do this for five seasons honestly feels surreal,” she wrote.
Latifah additionally thanked the present’s “loyal” and “ride-or-die” followers, including, “That’s exactly why we keep doing this. We can’t thank you enough. It means the world to us.”
